To address conditions of social and economic injustice along the Texas/Mexico border particularly as they affect women and communities of color, and to find community-driven alternatives through transnational solidarity and fair trade. We believe that our environment, our communities and human dignity are sacred and must be respected in the movement for social justice.

As an outgrowth of our Women and Fair Trade Festival, ATCF facilitated the formation of a project called Conectando Hilos de la Justicia (Connecting Threads of Justice) that brings together two of the Festival’s women’s collectives to share marketing, technical skills and cultural ideas: Jolom Mayaetik in Chiapas, Mexico and Fuerza Unida in San Antonio, Texas. The project is in it's fifth year.

During the first quarter of 2013, a new project was formed by the CFO. Its name, GEMA (Género y Empoderamiento de la Mujer para la Acción), translates as Gender & Empowerment of Women towards Action. It includes 6 modules per year for women maquiladora workers in three border towns.